Automatic distributor of liquid soap



A. ROBERT.

AUTOMATIC DISTRIBUTOR OFLIQUID SOAP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I3,1921.

1,408,921. a ented Mar. 7, 1922.

' I M 62ml: .Arldrffoberf unirso stares AN'DRE ROBERT, OF LA CHAUX DE FUNDS, SWITZERLAND.

AUTOMATIC DISTRIBUTOR 0F LIQUID SOAP.

Application filed August 13, 1921.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Aivnmi Ronnn'r, druggist, a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residing at La Chaux de Fonds, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Automatic Distributors of Liquid Soap, (tor which I have filed applications in Switzerland May 14th, 1918, Patent No. 78,773 France July 12, 1921; Germany July 11, 1921; Great Britain July 20, 1921, and Italy July 12-, 1921,) of which the following is a specification.

Liquid soap distributors are already known, comprising a reservoir whose only orifice discharges into a receptacle containing a definite quantity of soap.

The said quantity of soap ol'istructs the orifice of the distributor so that no further soap flows into the receptacle until after the quantity of soap therein has been sensibly diminished. p

A great disadvantage inherent to dis tributors oi this kind lies in the fact that they allow excessive waste of soap, the economical advantages resulting from the use oi? liquid soap being thus illusive, for example, in refectories or in public buildings where the consumer has no interest to use soap with economy.

The improved automatic distributor forming the subject of my invention provides, as compared with similar apparatus, very important improvements. The position of the receptacle with regard to that of the reservoir is such that the allowance of soap in the former may be reached only with the finger tips. Further, a rim is provided near the edge of the receptacle adjacent to the consumer, in order to prevent drops of liquid sticking to the fingers. This rim will, preferably consist of two inclined parts with an opening between them, so that any liquid which may accidentally fall between the in clined rim and the edge of the receptacle will flow back and rejoin the allowance of soap contained in the receptacle.

The annexed drawings represent, as a descriptive but not restrictive example, a form of automatic soap distributor according to my invention.

In Fig. 1 the distributor is shown in sectional elevation;

In Fig. 2, it is shown in plan.

The reservoir or tank a is provided with a single orifice b, a receptacle 0 being pivotally attached to the said tank. The latter may Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '7, 1922.

Serial No. 492,152.

be attached to the wall by means of a hook c. When the tank is in the position represented in Fig. 1, a small quantity of soap first flows into the receptacle; as soon as the bottom of the receptacle is full of soap, the orifice of the tank is obstructed by the latter, so that no more soap may flow. The neck of the tank is very short and it rests against the receptacle, so that the free space between the bottom of the tank and the bottom of the receptacle is just sufiicient to permit the allowance of soap to be reached with the finger-tips. This space is moreover narrowed by the rim f consisting of two parts, as shown in Fig. 2, slightly inclined to one another, a free space being provided between the two parts of the said rim. This rim prevents drops of soap from adhering to the fingers of the consumer and being carried away by the latter. It results from the above improvements that the use of a distributor according to the invention is particularly well adapted to efiect the economy required of apparatus of this kind.

I claim:

1. An automatic distributor of liquid soap consisting of a reservoirprovided with a single orifice through which the soap flows, and receptacle into which the soap is deposited and in which the consumer dips his fingers, the orifice being obstructed by the soap contained in the receptacle, charac terized by the fact that the relative position of the reservoir and of the receptacle is such that the allowance of soap in the latter may be reached only with the finger-tips.

2. An automatic distributor of liquid soap consisting of a reservoir provided with a single orifice through which the soap flows, and receptacle into which the soap is deposited and in which the consumer dips his lingers, the orifice being obstructed by the soap contained in the receptacle, charaeterized by the fact that the relative position of the reservoir and of the receptacle is such that the allowance of soap in the latter may be reached only with the fingertips, the receptacle being provided with a rim against which the fingers press, in order to prevent drops of liquid from adhering to the fingers.

8. An automatic distributor of liquid soap consisting of a reservoir provided with a single orifice through which the soap flows, and receptacle into which the soap is deposited and in which the consumer dips his fingers, the orifice being obstructed by the said rim consisting of two parts inclined 1 ,aeaeei with respect to one another, a free space be ing provided between said parts, so that liquid soap which mayaccidentally fall between the inclined rim and the edge of the receptacle may flow back again into the allowance of soap in the latter.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

ANDRE ROBERT. 

